Unitedhealth (UNH) Income After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) recorded Income After Tax of $4.3 billion in Q3 2026, up 69.1% from $2.54 billion a year earlier but down 24.2% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Income After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Unitedhealth's Income After Tax came in at $16.67 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, down 9.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $12.81 billion, down 16.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Income After Tax has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Income After Tax came in at $15.24 billion in FY2024 (-34.1%), $23.14 billion in FY2023 (+12.1%), $20.64 billion in FY2022 (+16.4%) and $17.73 billion in FY2021 (+12.4%).
- Quarterly Income After Tax has ranged from -$1.22 billion in Q1 2024 to $6.48 billion in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Income After Tax has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 6.4% over the last seven quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Income After Tax in the last five years was growth of 78.2% in Q4 2021, against a decline of 96.2% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $5.67 billion (Q2 2026), $6.48 billion (Q1 2026) and $218 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income After Tax (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 353.57 Bn | 234.20 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 4.30 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.38 Bn | 104.76 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 107.38 Bn | 56.14 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.31 Bn | -50.27 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 77.17 Bn | 46.04 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 64.41 Bn | 53.31 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 776.67 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 62.87 Bn | 46.04 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 556.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 51.94 Bn | -35.92 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 714.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 34.44 Bn | -60.26 Bn | 9.52 Bn | -65.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.70 Bn | -24.30 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 38.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 218.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.19 Bn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Income After Tax API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "ticker": "UNH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();